#C4493D#C4493D

#C4493D is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.160 H 28.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#C4493D
RGBrgb(196, 73, 61)
HSLhsl(5, 53%, 50%)
HSVhsv(5, 69%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 62.8%, 68.9%, 23.1%)
CIE-LABlab(48.06, 48.42, 33.11)
CIE-LCHlch(48.06, 58.66, 34.36°)
OKLaboklab(57.08% 0.1403 0.0766)
OKLCHoklch(57.08% 0.16 28.6)
XYZxyz(25.9925, 16.8414, 6.2960)
Luminance0.1684 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturewarm
Familyred

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#C4493D #3DB8C4
analogous
#C43D75 #C4493D #C48C3D
triadic
#C4493D #3DC449 #493DC4
tetradic
#C4493D #75C43D #3DB8C4 #8C3DC4
square
#C4493D #75C43D #3DB8C4 #8C3DC4
split-complementary
#C4493D #3DC48C #3D75C4
monochromatic
#67261F #96372E #C4493D #D2756C #E1A19B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.81
#C4493D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.37
#C4493D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #C4493D
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##C4493D#FFFFFF#000000##FFFFFF
##C4493D1.004.814.374.81
#FFFFFF4.811.0021.001.00
#0000004.3721.001.0021.00
##FFFFFF4.811.0021.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A613B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897C39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#D72C47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #c4493d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(196, 73, 61);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.160 28.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#dd8173',
    500: '#c4493d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #c4493d;
$custom-light: #dd8173;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#c4493d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 196,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 61
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.333,
    "s": 53.36,
    "l": 50.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57075,
    "c": 0.1598,
    "h": 28.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.16838
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#C4493D
secondary
#90C7CD
accent
#D0DD4B
background
#FEF8F7
surface
#FDEFED
border
#D5CAC8
text
#160B08
muted
#847C7B

Preview Lab

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#C4493D Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva